The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-11


has invented hop-picking machine
which. 1t Is said. viii accomplish what
fifty men arc required to do.
Jules Verno Is writing a story. the
scene of which is laid in Philadelphia.
It is probably constructed on the Rip
Van Wrinkle order OF architecture.
Two daughters Of the Prince of Wales,
: whose ages arc 16 and IA respectively.
have made the tricycle. famous. !, They
ink nothing OF taking q run of fifty
miles in day.
A cannon has just been turned of at
Sir William Armstrong; factory which
IS forty-four feet long, sixteen and a
half inches in diameter and its actual
weight 247,795 pounds.
A Woodstock. N. g.. physician. took
some virus from the arm OF child
which he had vaccinated. The father
Of tho child sued for the value of the
vaccine matter, and got a verdict for
$3.50.
Mr.. Julian Hawthorne is celebrated
among his friends rs particularly
kind and jolly father. His lively boys
regard him with reason rs their most
constant and devoted playfellow and
trainer in athletic ways.
Keep dairy salt and all other that is
To be used for human food in clean
packages and away from all foul odor,
Tor salt will absorb impurities from bad
mir and afterward impart it into food
with which 1T comes in contact. Serious
losses have occurred from ignorance Of
this fact.
A Los Angeles, Cal, paper, having
no appreciation of tho beautiful, COM
plains: There are too many artists
here. and not enough tilcrs of the soil,
too many people trying to paint sunsets
ana picturesque scenes, and too few who
nrc willing to set out vines and plant
orange trees"
A Georgia farmer has goat that
joins gleefully with hound in hunting
rabbits When on the trail he initiates
,thc dogs and runs with his nose to the
ground, bat when the quarry is in view
up goes tho head and tail. and he daslies
utter The unfortunate bunny regardless
of his companions.
A Japanese gentleman who heard the
'Mkadon sung in Harrisburg recently
SAYS that tho song which is sung in the
SECOND net on the arrival Of the ''Mika-
Va" Is I real Japanese song which was
VERY popular during the great revolution
of 1866 A japanese would be punished
f9r singingit now,
Ex.Emprcss Eugene is rs lively as
cricket. Notwithstanding the fact that
the hands on Times dial continue to
move. Her castle in the Isle of Wight
is most happily situated, and the ex-
Queens health is improving so rapidly
there that she will not go north until
the time for her annual visit with Queen
Victoria.
One OF tue pastimos among the con-
victs at the Georgia penitcntiary that
affords amusement to the ''trustys,' is
for one of them to take three or four
mile run early in the morning to keep
the bloodhounds in training. The
trusty is always perfectly willing to
make the race, and is paid for the trou-
BILE by his bosses.
The New York Enterprise, the chief
organ of the colored race in this coun-
try. calls upon It's readers to refrain
from the use of the word 'cOlorcd," be-
cause it has resolved not to use 1t again
unless it becomes 81 distinctive appella-
ton of our people" The paper says
that any other term that will designate
the race will be accepted
To amuse convalcscing child is q
hard and very important task for
mothers or nurses. One who had OK
pericncc reports the success of having
hung the wall of the room thick with
illustrated papers, and giving the child
long pointer. His pointing and ques-
tioning concerning scenes in all parts
of the world affording inexhaustible
means OF amusement
There are now sold i'm the United
States about S25O.000,000 worth of
paints every year, and raw materials to
the amount of half this sum are con.
sumed in making them. Putty is made
py all the big paint factories. II is
made out of whiting and the skin of
linseed oil. 1t is put up by the thou
sands of tons in kegs and skins. and
costs about Il cents u pound to make it.
The Treasury order to stamp all light
gold coin is generally condemned by
bankers and business men as q grievous
injury to holders of worn coin. The
stamping process consists in branding
the word eight on the coin. and. the
result is to beat it out of shape and unfit
it for circulation. Then recourse must
bc had TO bullion brokers or the mint
officials, but nowhere can more than
$3.50 be secured for s. piece.
II is funny to see how liberal some
men are who ut home arc known to be
very penurious. The ocean air not only
seems 20 expand their lungs, but their
libcrality. Everywhere you go you
meet men who want to ''sot 'em up"
and insist on you taking champagne,
brandy and soda, or any other seductive
drink that might strike your fancy,
while these same men at home seldom,
if ever, arc known to ask you 10 take a
beer.
The old plantation melodies are los
ing their hold on the Virginia negroes,
and Moody and Sankey hymns are TAX
ing their place. This is due in part to
the influence of the negro preachers,
who condemn the dancing and the